Remote Sensing

Multi-, Hyperspectral and SAR Sensing Data for Environmental Monitoring and Natural Hazard Management

edited by

Massimo Musacchio

,

Cristiano Tolomei

,

Maria Teresa Melis

and Federico Rabuffi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: new and consolidated algorithm for product generation; natural risks; geo-resources; time series products; CAL/VAL activities; orbiting and future missions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Leveraging Multitemporal Remote Sensing Data for Land Use and Land Cover Classification

edited by Ioannis Kotaridis, Hazem Ghassan Abdo and

Linlin Lu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use and land cover classification; image classification; semantic segmentation; multitemporal; multimodal; Artificial Intelligence (AI); Machine Learning (ML); Deep Learning (DL); Geospatial Information Systems (GIS); remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Multi-Satellite SAR Missions in Earth Orbit: Programs and Studies

edited by

Marco D’Errico

and

Alfredo Renga

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: mission design; small-satellite design; formation; constellation; distributed radar; SAR processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Satellite Missions for Earth and Planetary Exploration)

Nighttime Light Remote Sensing Products for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

edited by

Zihao Zheng

and

Qiming Zheng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: nighttime light remote sensing; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); socioeconomic applications; urbanization; energy consumption and carbon emissions; poverty and inequality assessment; light pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)

AI-Enhanced Remote Sensing for High-Precision Positioning and Navigation

edited by Xiangdong An,

Xiaolin Meng

,

Craig M. Hancock

and Qusen Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent high-precision positioning; AI-enhanced fusion of multiple remote sensing data sources; AI-enhanced navigation; machine learning for remote sensing techniques; GNSS/INS/vision fusion; GNSS error modeling and mitigation with AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)

Bridging AI and Remote Sensing: Multimodal Learning for Advanced Semantic Understanding

edited by

Min Xia

,

Ligou Weng

and

Haifeng Lin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal learning; remote sensing semantic understanding; multi-source remote sensing data fusion; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Research on Infrared Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Images

edited by

Liqin Cao

, Hua Wu, Huazhong Ren, Chunlai Li and Xuan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrared hyperspectral imaging; spaceborne and airborne infrared hyperspectral sensor; radiometric calibration; physics-based modelling; validation of remote sensing products; infrared hyperspectral data fusion; infrared parameters retrieval; infrared target detection; precision agriculture; environmental monitoring; mineral mapping; planetary infrared hyperspectral remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Recent Advances in Resource Management in Radar Sensing and Imaging Applications

edited by

Tianxian Zhang

, Zongyong Cui,

Xueting Li

and Yuanhang Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar system; system resource management; radar imaging; radar remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); optimization; artificial intelligence (AI)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)

High-Resolution Mapping and Monitoring of Estuarine Systems Using Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing and Machine Learning

edited by

Carina Lurdes Lopes

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; habitat mapping; unmanned aerial systems; satellites; multispectral sensors; LiDAR; aerial imagery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

AI-Enhanced GNSS Meteorology for Real-Time Correction of Microwave Remote Sensing Data

edited by Jungang Wang and Longjiang Tang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS meteorology; artificial intelligence; microwave remote sensing; tropospheric delay correction; precipitable water vapor (PWV); climate applications; real-time data assimilation; atmospheric water vapor retrieval

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Hydro-Geoinformatics and Advanced Remote Sensing Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Jisung Geba Chang

and

Jeonghwan Park

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; sustainable agricultural management; hydro-geoinformatics and ai; phenological mapping; crop pattern analysis and crop yield prediction; soil– water– crop dynamics; soil moisture estimation; multisource data fusion (polarimetric SAR; LiDAR; multi-/hyper-spectral)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)

Emerging UAS-Based Remote Sensing Applications for DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) and Ecosystem Dynamics

edited by

Monica Herrero-Huerta

,

Shangpeng Sun

and

Francesco Pirotti

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV); disaster risk reduction (DRR); ecosystem dynamics; remote sensing; multi-sensor integration; LiDAR; AI and machine learning; post-disturbance recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing of Climate–Vegetation Dynamics and Their Effects on Ecosystems (Third Edition)

edited by

Chung-Te Chang

and

Junhu Dai

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 568 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation and animal phenology; regular climate; climatic fluctuation; disturbance; PhenoCam; multisource remotely sensed data; productivity; water and biogeochemical cycles; wildlife phenology derived from remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeosciences Remote Sensing)

Exploring Innovative Ionospheric Applications Using Ground and Spaceborne Observations

edited by

Andong Hu

,

Dongsheng Zhao

, Weijia Zhan and

Kefei Zhang

submission deadline 14 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7580 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionosphere; machine learning; global navigation satellite system (GNSS); space weather; data assimilation; ionospheric disturbances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Using Earth Observation Data to Monitor Deforestation and Forest Degradation to Ensure Compliance with Regulatory Frameworks

edited by

Melvin Lippe

,

Margret Köthke

,

Ramon Felipe Bicudo Silva

and Arief Wijaya

submission deadline 14 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5242 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced remote sensing technologies; big data; GeoAI; and GIS integration; land cover and land use change; deforestation monitoring; forest degradation; regulatory compliance; zero-deforestation; sustainability governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Remote Sensing)

Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in Environmental and Engineering Applications (Second Edition)

edited by

Wojciech Drzewiecki

and

Antoni Rzonca

submission deadline 14 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5049 | Submission Open

Keywords: photogrammetry; remote sensing; laser scanning; close-range sensors; UAV sensors; airborne sensors; satellite sensors; data integration and synergy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Quantifying Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Remote Sensing Perspective

edited by

Christoffer Karoff

submission deadline 14 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3084 | Submission Open

Keywords: greenhouse gas emissions; satellite remote sensing; atmospheric inversion; data assimilation; climate change monitoring; GHG retrieval algorithms; environmental policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Coastal Dynamics Monitoring Using Remote Sensing Data

edited by Huaguo Zhang, Wenting Cao and

Nurjannah Nurdin

submission deadline 14 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1186 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastline; time series analysis; coastal erosion; coastal disaster; artificial intelligence; coastal flood; blue carbon; coastal vegetation; intertidal flat; bathymetric mapping; coastal wetland habitat; coastal management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Advanced Applications of Radar Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence in Meteorology and Hydrology

edited by

Dong-In Lee

and

Kaoshen Chung

submission deadline 14 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 830 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI and deep learning models for radar-based rainfall estimation; global case studies of radar-aided flood and storm forecasting; machine learning for hydrometeor classification using dual-pol radar; variational wind retrieval using radar networks; AI-driven analysis of tropical cyclones; hurricanes; and typhoons; orographic precipitation modeling across diverse terrains; integration of radar data with satellite or reanalysis products; cross-continental comparison of precipitation microphysics using disdrometers; radar and AI applications for snow; hail; and mixed-phase precipitation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Advances in UAV-Based Remote Sensing for Climate-Smart Agriculture

edited by Hongquan Wang,

Taifeng Dong

and

Liming He

submission deadline 14 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles; remote sensing; climate-smart agriculture; crop phenotyping; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)

Applications of Multimodal Remote Sensing Models in Ecological Environment Monitoring

edited by

R. Douglas Ramsey

,

Jin Wu

and Jing Wang

submission deadline 14 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 374 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal remote sensing; ecological monitoring; data fusion; vegetation assessment; land cover classification; environmental change detection; machine learning; AI; geospatial analysis; sustainable resource management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecological Remote Sensing)

Weather and Climate Extremes Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing Methods

edited by

Yuriy Kuleshov

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 42307 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; weather and climate extremes; Asia– Oceania; climate risk assessments; natural hazards; tropical cyclones; floods; droughts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Recent Progress in Understanding Global Sea Level Rise Using Space and Earth Observations

edited by

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,

, Jean Philippe Montillet and

Rui Fernandes

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16354 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea level change; tide gauge; satellite altimetry; GNSS; GRACE; satellite gravity; global geodetic observing system; big data; artificial intelligence; environmental loading model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Vegetation Dynamics Revealed by Remote Sensing and Its Feedback to Regional and Global Climate (3rd Edition)

edited by

Xuejia Wang

,

Tinghai Ou

and

Wenxin Zhang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9963 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation type; vegetation phenology; change detection; model simulation; response to climate change; feedback to climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)

Proximal and Remote Sensing for Low-Cost Soil Carbon Stock Estimation

edited by Tong Li,

Songchao Chen

, Anquan Xia,

Francesco Fava

and

Yash Dang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4900 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; visible near-infrared (VNIR) spectroscopy; mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy; climate change; machine learning; digital soil mapping; land-use management; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); airborne; and satellite imagery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Advances in Remote Sensing Monitoring of Post-Disturbance Forest Recovery

edited by

Guangsheng Chen

,

Zoltan Szantoi

and

Santonu Goswami

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3057 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest disturbance; forest recovery; forest resilience; forest regrowth; canopy structure; forest composition; forest service; productivity and biomass; recovery trajectory; disturbance regime; disturbance severity; big data and artificial intelligence; remote sensing application; forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecological Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing Methods and Technical Developments in Geohazard Early Warning

edited by

Yaning Yi

,

Kunfeng Qiu

and Zhijie Zhang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2164 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; satellite data; natural hazards; early warning; disaster risk reduction; SAR/InSAR; UAV; LiDAR; GNSS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation for Emergency Management)

Deep Learning-Based Interpretation and Processing of Remote Sensing Images

edited by Sheng Xu, Qiaolin Ye and

Yu Shen

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1236 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Machine Learning of Remote Sensing Imagery for Land Cover Mapping

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 640 | Submission Open

Keywords: land cover/land use; classification; multimodal data fusion; domain adaptation; urban sustainability; feature extraction; deep learning; crowdsensing data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing for Geospatial Science)

Advances in Transformer-Based Models for Multi-Modal Remote Sensing Data Fusion and Analysis

edited by Bowen Du, Hongming Zhu and

Angel M. Garcia-Pedrero

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 611 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing foundation models; vision transformer; multi-scale transformer; efficient transformer; cross-modal attention; multi-scale feature fusion; spatiotemporal data fusion; heterogeneous data fusion; multi-scale transformer; multi-modal representation; cross-modal representation learning; multi-modal semantic segmentation; multimodal scene understanding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Advances in Remote Sensing Technology for Ground Deformation

edited by

Teng-To Yu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 550 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; InSAR; LiDAR; ground deformation; GNSS; GBSAR; DTM; AI; UAV; photogrammetry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)

Progress in Remote Sensing of Low-Altitude Wind Field Detection

edited by

Jinlong Yuan

and

Jiafeng Zheng

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind detection; low-altitude economy; remote sensing instrument; wind shear; turbulence; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Advanced AI and Machine Learning for Monitoring Vegetation Dynamics

edited by

Zhijun Zhen

,

Jonathan Leon-Tavares

, Michael Henke and

Jun Geng

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI); machine learning; remote sensing; vegetation monitoring; deep learning; earth observation; precision agriculture; forest monitoring; UAV/Drone Imagery; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)

Improving Meteorological Forecasting Models Using Remote Sensing Data

edited by Kaijun Ren,

Wenjing Zhao

and Jia Liu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: meteorological satellite remote sensing; atmospheric parameters; data assimilation; AI/ML in meteorology; model optimization; meteorological forecasting; extreme weather events

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

AI, Large Language Models, and Remote Sensing for Disaster Monitoring

edited by

Hatef Dastour

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; natural disasters; artificial intelligence; wildfire monitoring; flood assessment; large language models; disaster management; environmental health; vision transformers; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

GNSS in Real-Time Ionospheric Scintillation Monitoring

edited by Marcio Tadeu de Assis Honorato Muella and

Guozhu Li

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS; ionospheric scintillation; real-time monitoring; amplitude scintillation; phase scintillation; space weather; positioning accuracy; cycle slips; data assimilation; modeling; forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Deep Learning in Environmental Remote Sensing: Enhancing Ecosystem Monitoring

edited by

Zhe Wang

,

Chao Fan

,

Sanaz Salati

,

Marshall (Xiaogang) Ma

,

Xiang Que

and

Hui Wang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; ecosystem monitoring; GeoAI; deep learning; machine learning; multimodal; LLM; SAM; geoembedding and generative AI; image processing and pattern recognition; artificial intelligence; GIS

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)

Small Target Detection, Recognition, and Tracking in Remote Sensing

edited by Xiaoyong Sun, Bei Sun and Peng Wu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: single and multi-modal approaches; small target detection; target recognition; target tracking; remote sensing; modal selection and integration; deep learning fusion; modal optimization and fusion; adaptive modal selection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Urban Ecology Monitoring Using Remote Sensing

edited by

Caihong Ma

,

Mengmeng Wang

and Yindi Zhao

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban ecology; remote sensing; green infrastructure; urban heat island; biodiversity monitoring; sustainable cities; machine learning; multi-sensor integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)

InSAR for Geohazard Monitoring: From Deformation Detection to Risk Assessment

edited by Xianmin Wang,

Zhengjia Zhang

and

João Catalão Fernandes

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: InSAR technology; geohazard monitoring; surface deformation; early warning; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation for Emergency Management)

Application of Satellite Remote Sensing Technology in Air Pollution Monitoring and Forecasting

edited by Seohui Park and Sheng-Hsiang (Carlo) Wang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite-based air quality monitoring and forecasting; aerosol and trace gases; multi-sensor data fusion; spatio-temporal data assimilation; machine learning and GeoAI; remote sensing application in public health; environmental policy support

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Advances in Multispectral Image Processing for Land Use and Land Cover Mapping

edited by Zhuohong Li, Junjue Wang, Haonan Guo and Jiaqi Zou

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: multispectral remote sensing; land use and land cover (LULC) mapping; data fusion and multimodal integration; urban; forest; and agricultural mapping; advanced deep learning model; foundation models for mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Land Cover Change Detection: Emerging Algorithms and Applications in Remote Sensing

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: land cover change detection; deep learning and machine learning; spatio-temporal analysis; multi-source data fusion (optical; SAR; LiDAR); urban expansion and agricultural transitions; forest; wetland; and water dynamics; desertification and land degradation; climate change and ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)

Advances in Multi-GNSS Technology and Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Bobin Cui

,

Jungang Wang

and Le Wang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-GNSS; multi-sensors; positioning; navigation; and timing service; GNSS integrity monitoring; GNSS signal processing; multi-technique integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Advances in Remote Sensing for Coastline Dynamics, Bathymetry, and Water Bottom Mapping

edited by

Antonino Maltese

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: shoreline change detection and modeling; satellite; boat; and unmanned vehicle-based bathymetry estimation; correction of water surface radiometric effects; water column correction techniques for improved seabed mapping; novel algorithms for submerged vegetation classification and monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)

Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing Applications in Natural Ecology Monitoring

edited by

Eric Ariel L. Salas

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; remote sensing; natural ecology; machine learning; deep learning; data fusion; biodiversity monitoring; ecosystem dynamics; species distribution modeling; climate change ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecological Remote Sensing)

UAV-Borne Optical and Radar Systems for Moving Target Detection and Remote Sensing

edited by

Wei Sun

, Pengfei Zhu and Yuexin Gao

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV-borne equipment; object detection; UAV surveys; remote sensing; UAV formation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)

Satellite-Based Monitoring and Quantitative Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

edited by Tai-Long He and

Shaohua Zhao

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon sources and sinks; inverse modeling; data assimilation; point source detection; retrieval development; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing Satellite Image Applications and Multimodal Data Mining

edited by Yan Ma

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatiotemporal remote sensing big data; multimodal data analysis on spatiotemporal remote sensing data; multimodal image data mining with textual features; multimodal remote sensing data retrieval and managing methods; multimodal remote sensing data retrieval aided with textual features; high-performance multi-modal data mining; environment and ecosystem

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

City Future: The Innovative Fusion of Artificial Intelligence and Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data

edited by Maofan Zhao, Shouhang Du,

Jancsó Tamás

,

Abhishek Singh

and

Jiahao Wu

submission deadline 16 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 454 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; urban remote sensing; multi-source remote sensing; foundation models; land use and change detection; 3D reconstruction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)

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